Strong Surge in Third-Party Candidate Filings
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Thanks to the Blue Dogs, and to NRA lackeys in Congress who carved out an exemption for this powerful group, Nancy Pelosi just shelved the latest attempt to enact even a deeply flawed campaign finance reform bill in the House. Campaign finance reform is key to the success of independent and third-party candidates, but in spite of discouraging set-backs on this front, filings for third-party candidates are surging, and they are not all tea-partiers.Voters are disgusted with Tweedle-dum, Tweedle-dee corporatist Democrats and their twins, the Republicans. In Washington state independent candidates from newly invented parties with creative names, as well as the Greens and Libertarians, are on the ballot for their upcoming state primary, including the "Neither Party," the "Bull Moose Party" and the "Lower Taxes Party." Around thirty such candidates are listed on the ballot for the August 17 primary.
The state has a primary system allowing the top two candidates, regardless of party affiliation, to advance to the general election. Candidates on the ballot can be listed as "preferring" any party, including those with whimsical names (I’m still waiting to hear my favorite: The Best Party) California has a similar new primary process.
Third party candidates in many other states, including Missouri are surging. in Massachusetts, Jill Stein, from the Green-Rainbow Party is gaining surprisingly strong support in recent polls.
Commenting on the surge in filings in Washington State, political scientist Todd Donovan says,
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I hope that progressive parties such as the greens gain ground this election.
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